java 2RE

[norman]

On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 19:28 +0000, Eamonn Sullivan wrote:
> On 12/29/06, norman <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> > Could some kind person please jog my memory. I have a vague recollection
> > that, before java 2RE can be used, it is necessary to make a selection
> > using a terminal. My problem is that I cannot remember what needs to be
> > entered.
> 
>  sudo update-alternatives --config java
> 
> Hope that's what you're looking for.

That looks very much like it thanks. My next step is to make sure that I
have installed the Java 2RE correctly. I am not very good at this sort
of thing and the version I want does not appear to be covered in
Synaptic.

Norman